With winter quickly approaching, many homes are unsafe. Two homes, Kotzebue’s dock, roads, bridges and subsistence camps were destroyed.
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Kotzebue flooding declared state disaster as residents recover
At least one home collapsed into Kotzebue Sound during Tuesday’s flooding, which forced more than 80 people to evacuate.
Alaska businesswoman faces prison time for tax evasion with storied Nome hotel
Court documents show that Tina Yi kept two different sets of financial records for the Polaris hotel from 2014 until it burned down.
Stebbins residents banded together to fight fast-moving fire that destroyed their school
Alaska State Troopers said no injuries or deaths have been reported from the fire.
Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings
The outbreak comes less than two years after a fire burned down the village’s only grocery store.
Sullivan amendment to defense bill would revive Ambler Road
In a press release, Sullivan said the amendment requires the Interior Department to “select a viable path for the project across public land.”
Red Dog’s dwindling ore is forcing the entire region to consider its future
With its zinc and lead deposits running low, Red Dog may shut down as soon as 2031.
Alaska Native corporation ending involvement in controversial Ambler road project
NANA Regional Corp. supports mining development in the region, but it objects to the way the road project is being managed by the state entity sponsoring it.
Biden administration blocks Ambler Road, strengthens protections for NPR-A
The Biden administration said the road, also known as the Ambler Access Project, would cause irreparable damage to wildlife including caribou, which many local people rely on for food.
This Unalakleet restaurant is delivering hot pizza and warm messages to exhausted Iditarod mushers
Mushers’ family, friends and fans began calling Peace on Earth weeks ago to place pizza orders. Many asked for special messages to be written on the boxes.